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You could have cut the atmosphere at the men’s halfpipe final with a knife
when Shaun White crashed out on the first of his two runs such was the hype
and expectation that the American would just have to turn up to win his
third gold medal.

As the final was at 10pm local time the halfpipe course glowed under strong
floodlights making it a dream for a photographer with reflective snow and
black backgrounds.

My camera was set at an incredible 1/3200th of a second and as White descended
from a huge ariel he landed flush on the lip

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White, the $40 million man of snowboarding, crashes out of the men’s halfpipe final , ending his chance of a hat-trick of wins in the event

February 11 2014 Marc Aspland/The Times

White, the $40 million man of snowboarding, crashes out of the men’s halfpipe final , ending his chance of a hat-trick of wins in the event

February 11 2014 Marc Aspland/The Times

White on his first run in the halfpipe final

February 11 2014 Times Photographer, Marc Aspland

Kwang-Ki Lee, of South Korea, performs at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park

February 11 2014 Times Photographer, Marc Aspland

Logan Devlin, of the US, slides down the slope after crashing in the women's slopestyle skiing

February 11 2014 Times Photographer, Marc Aspland

Yuki Suibota, of Canada, crashes during the final of the women's slopestyle

February 11 2014 Times Photographer, Marc Aspland

Ilkaar Larri, of Finland, performs a run in the fading light in the men's halfpipe